Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Patent Litigation
Business Law
Employment Law
Oil and Gas
Bar Admissions
New York
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Education
South Texas College of Law, J.D.
Texas A&M University, B.S.,
Mechanical Engineering
Christopher L. Limpus
Shareholder
T: 303.731.9540
Christopher L. Limpus started Limpus + Limpus after spending over 18 years as a software engineer and as an attorney in private practice. His practice focuses on intellectual property, business law, employment law and litigation for high tech businesses. Mr. Limpus has represented large and small clients from a broad range of industries on a variety of IP and non-IP matters.
Chris has extensive experience with patent and trademark infringement, theft of trade secrets actions, intellectual property portfolio valuation, counseling clients in maximizing their intellectual property, licensing agreements, purchase agreements, and technology transfer agreements. He is also familiar with the challenges of worldwide patent and trademark acquisition and enforcement. His intellectual property practice is primarily in the areas of computer hardware and software, fitness equipment, telephony, medical devices, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Limpus also has experience counseling clients on non-IP matters, including general business transactions, employment law and legal issues related to his clients' businesses, as well as, directors and officers liability insurance and leases for natural resources.
Prior to founding the Firm, Chris practiced in the intellectual property and commercial litigation groups of McKool Smith, PC in Dallas, TX and the patent litigation group in the New York City office of Fitzpatrick Cella, Harper & Scinto (merged with Venable LLP). In addition to his career as a lawyer, Chris has more than four years experience as a software engineer designing, implementing, and installing complex process control systems.
When not practicing law, Chris can most likely be found coaching or playing ice hockey. Chris coaches and helps manage the local high school hockey teams and the local Lady RoughRiders girls hockey club. Chris has also been a head coach for the past seven years for the Lafayette (CO) Locomotive youth hockey club coaching kids from 6- to 15-years old.
Representative Matters
Jump Rope Systems v. Rogue Fitness. Represent Jump Rope Systems in patent infringement lawsuit against Rogue Fitness related to fitness equipment with pivoting-eye technology.
Judson v. Walgreens, et al. Represent employee in sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Walgreens.
Ergo Baby Carrier v. LILLEbaby. Represented LILLEbaby in defense of a patent infringement lawsuit related to child carrier products.
The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration v. Mock. Represented The Rolf Institute in a federal and state trademark infringement lawsuit. Secured favorable settlement for client.
Bluff Creek Production, et al. v. Green Bank, NA, et al. Represented Bluff Creek Production in civil litigation matter related to Green Bank's fraudulent representation, fraudulent inducement. promissory estoppel, and tortious interference with prospective business relations. Secured favorable settlement for client before trial.
In the Matter of Certain Jump Rope Systems. Represented Jump Rope Systems in US International Trade Commission Investigation against Chinese company Suzhou Everise Fitness Co., Ltd. related to sale and importation of unauthorized athletic products with patented pivoting-eye technology. Secured limited exclusion order for client.
Jump Rope Systems v. Smith Ventures and SPRI Products. Represented Jump Rope Systems in patent infringement and conversion lawsuit against Smith Ventures and SPRI related to the RAGE Fitness and SPRI lines of athletic products with pivoting-eye technology. Secured favorable settlements for client before trial.
Paris Presents v. Lifestyle Products. Represented Paris Presents in patent infringement lawsuit against Lifestyle Products related to cosmetic brush handle designs. Secured favorable settlement for client before trial.
VirnetX Inc. v. Apple. Represented VirnetX in a lawsuit regarding Apple's infringement of VirnetX's virtual private network patents through Apple's Facetime, iMessage, and VPN On Demand features. Secured $368M jury award against Apple for patent infringement.
VirnetX Inc. v. Mitel, et al. Represented VirnetX in a matter against Mitel, Siemens, and Avaya regarding security technology for IP phones and other IP related communications. Secured favorable settlements for client before trial.
IN RE: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig Deepwater Horizon. Represented Halliburton and Sperry Sun, with focus on the development of expert and technical matters, in the MDL litigation related to the Macondo Well/Deepwater Horizon blowout.
Wyeth and Cordis Corp. v. Medtronic, Inc., et al. Represented Medtronic in defense of a patent infringement lawsuit related to drug-eluting stent technology used to treat restenosis, a re-narrowing of an artery following an angioplasty procedure. The Federal Circuit affirmed a finding of invalidity of the patents-in-suit.
MOSAID Technology v. Intel, Qualcomm, Atheros, Ralink and Marvell. Represented MOSAID in a patent infringement lawsuit involving 802.11 compliant Wi-Fi devices. Secured favorable settlements for client before trial.
2 Scoops Shoes v. Kellogg Company, Inc. Represented 2 Scoops Shoes related to a Letter of Protest filed against its trademark application involving the company’s primary mark. Secured favorable settlement for client.
Garst, et al. v. CenturyTel, Inc., et al. Represented CenturyTel in a shareholder suit regarding CenturyTel’s acquisition of Embarq Corp. The case settled favorably for client before trial.
Visto Corp. v. Research in Motion. Represented Visto against RIM in a patent infringement litigation involving push email technology. After Visto's patents were confirmed in a reexamination proceeding, RIM settled with Visto prior to the start of trial.
Linex Technologies, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, et al. Represented Cisco in defense of a patent infringement lawsuit related to spread-spectrum signal technology used in wireless WiFi networks. The case settled favorably for client before trial.
William Reid, et al. v. Halliburton Co., et al. Represented Halliburton in defense of a patent litigation lawsuit involving technology related to the management of network security systems. Obtained summary judgment on all issues for client.
Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. Represented Pfizer in a Hatch-Waxman Act patent litigation lawsuit related to an ACE inhibitor compound (Accupril®) used to treat high blood pressue and heart failures. Secured the first preliminary injunction enjoining further sales of a generic product that had already entered the market.
Altana Pharma AG and Wyeth v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. and Sun Pharm. Indust. Ltd. Represented Altana and Wyeth in a Hatch-Waxman Act patent litigation lawsuit related to the compound pantoprazole sodium (Protonix®) used to treat erosive esophagitis, damage to the esophagus from stomach acid. Secured $2.15B settlement for client after “at risk” launch by defendants.
Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex Corp., Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., Purepac, Eon Labs Mfg., et al. Represented Pfizer in a Hatch-Waxman Act patent litigation lawsuit related to the compound gabapentin (Neurontin®) used to treat seizure, nerve pain and shingles.